EP 24: DOES MY FITNESS PAL CAUSE EATING DISORDERS?

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Tracking apps like MFP are so popular and many of us have used them. Do they contribute to eating disorders? In today's episode I account my personal experience with tracking apps and delve into the research that questions if they are associated with eating disorders.

30 SECOND CEREAL BOX REVIEW, GETTING BETTER BITE BY BITE: Amazon.com: Getting Better Bite by Bite: A Survival Kit for Sufferers of Bulimia Nervosa and Binge Eating Disorders (9781138797376): Schmidt, Ulrike, Treasure, Janet, Alexander, June: Books

LINARDON & COLLEAGUES 2019:My fitness pal usage in men_ Associations with eating disorder symptoms and psychosocial impairment (breakbingeeating.com)

LEVINSON & COLLEAGUES 2017: My Fitness Pal calorie tracker usage in the eating disorders - PubMed (nih.gov)

MCCAIG & COLLEAGUES 2019: Profiling Commenters on Mental Health-Related Online Forums: A Methodological Example Focusing on Eating Disorder-Related Commenters - PubMed (nih.gov)

BBC ARTICLE ON TRACKING APPS AND EATING DISORDERS: Calorie counting apps 'can exacerbate eating disorders' - BBC News

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